Chapter 971: Spurs' dream only lasted 24 minutes

At halftime, Stevens was worried that Williams and Bojan were not in good shape, and deliberately pulled Tang Tian to tell him that maybe he would play more in the second half.

But it seemed that his worries were unnecessary.

Because Tang Tian completely stormed out in the third quarter.

He scored 30 points in a single quarter, breaking his previous record of 29 points in a single quarter in a single quarter in the playoffs!

At halftime, the Rockets were only seven points behind, but by the end of the third quarter, they were already 22 points behind!

The Big Three scored 22 points in this quarter and were in excellent condition, but Tang Tian opened in the third quarter, and the game was directly spent!

In the final quarter, the Rockets fought back unsuccessfully, and the score on the court was finally fixed at 99-83.

Cousins had 18 points and 12 boards, Harden had 17 points and 5 assists, Paul had 15 points and 8 assists, and the Rockets' Big Three had good statistics in the third quarter.

But on the Pelicans' side, Tang Tian scored 50 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists in the third quarter, and one person's score topped the score of the Big Three.

At the end of the first-round series, there were still a small number of fans who said that Tang Tian's condition was not adjusted to the best, but after this game, those people and voices all disappeared.

Perhaps only this game reminded those people of Tang Ritian, who broke the single-quarter and single-game scoring records in the playoffs in a row in the playoffs last season, and made them realize that Tang Tian staged a textbook stroke in the first round.

On that day, humanity finally remembered the fear of being dominated by giants.

The familiar phrase resurfaced on social media.

Under this kind of intensity of confrontation, Tang Tian can still score 50 points, and his personal ability is really superhuman.

The first person in the league lives up to its name.

However, in addition to the game itself, there is another thing that makes fans, especially Pelican fans, happy, is that Tang Tian brought his two sons to the post-game press conference for the first time!

That cute and doody appearance made all the reporters in the audience cute.

After discovering that his son likes basketball, Tang Tian brought them to adapt to the NBA environment early.

And with two sons present, Tang Tian smiled the whole time, no matter what problems he faced.

This was the happiest post-match press conference for reporters to see Tang Tian.

What can be clearly felt is that nothing in this world seems to be more important than his two sons.

And he also said something like this in an interview.

"Before I got married, Elizabeth gave me a lucky bracelet that gave me feel and condition, and now it's my two children."

When he first crossed over to the NCAA, Tang Tian rekindled his passion for basketball because of the NCAA, and then won the championship with the Spurs to rekindle his love for basketball, and then he aimed to catch up with Kobe Bryant and Jordan as a player.

With the experience after the crossing, he went through different stages, and now, he has a new motivation, which is his two sons.

This is more important than any previous stage.

The first day of the Western Conference semifinals ended with the Pelicans beating the Rockets and the Cavaliers beating the Hawks.

The quality and form shown by both teams shows that they are ready for the next stage of the competition.

The day after the end of these two big matches, the remaining two divisional semi-finals will also be played one after another.

The Knicks in the East vs. the Raptors, and the Warriors vs. Spurs in the West.

These two games are also in the spotlight, especially with the Warriors and Spurs.

Both teams advanced comfortably in the first round, and it is interesting to see what kind of sparks will be sparked by the direct collision in the second round.

The Knicks and Raptors game started first.

The course and outcome of this game was unexpected.

The Knicks played with absolute playoff experience, but the Raptors trash brothers on the opposite side were as "stable" as ever.

Lowry and DeRozan combined for 22 points, and the Raptors lost by 20 points on the road.

It seems that this year the East is still the stage for the Cavaliers and Knicks.

The game in the East is over, and the next game is the Spurs against the Warriors.

After Tang Tian and Davis finished training, they met to watch the game together in the locker room.

But this time there is one more person, Dio, who is also a veteran of the Spurs.

Dior is a real life player, and he also brought a coffee machine and a bunch of good food.

This has greatly improved the quality of their viewing.

Drinking coffee and chatting, the topic of whether the Spurs can beat the Warriors naturally cannot be escaped.

'Kawaii had a left ankle injury at the start of the season and he's really tough this year.

Dio inadvertently talked about Leonard's recent situation.

The Spurs have never disclosed the news to the public, which is news for Tang Tian and Davis.

However, Tang Tian suddenly remembered something.

After leaving Spurs for a long time, many times he will not pay so much attention, and Dior is a reminder to him.

If memory serves, in his last life, Leonard suffered a major injury in the playoffs this year, and then had a big conflict with the Spurs.

Now, because of his intervention, history has already changed dramatically.

However, the Spurs and Warriors are two teams that are less affected by this butterfly effect, and it just so happens that the two teams meet again in the playoffs.

Although it is not in the Western Finals, the two teams that have not changed much are still hard not to reminisce.

After Tang Tian thought about it, he said hello to Davis and Dior, and went out with his mobile phone.

With just over half an hour to go, Leonard should still be in the locker room if nothing else.

The call went through, but unfortunately no one answered.

It's either muted, or it's in the closet.

He tried to beat Ginobili again, and the result was the same.

It seems that the Spurs are taking this game very seriously.

Maybe it's just that I'm thinking too much, after all, history has changed.

Tang Tian thought about it and went back to the locker room with his mobile phone.

The game was about to start, and Tang Tian waited until it started but didn't receive a call back.

The Spurs started quickly into the groove, Leonard was in hot form, no matter against Durant, Iguodala or Thompson, or even a double bag can shoot the ball in, how to play.

"It seems that the old man let go of his right to make a move tonight!"

Dio said with a laugh.

Since Tang Tian left, Vicky has learned a lesson, no matter how good Leonard is, the right to shoot and score are strictly controlled.

So although Leonard averaged a lot of points per game, his season-high points did not exceed 30, which is a miracle.

That's what Dior said.

Regardless of the Warriors, there is a real need to break this seal.

Leonard was unstoppable, scoring 26 points, 8 rebounds and 1 steal in the half.

If you continue to fight according to this posture, it is not a question of whether you can break 30 points, but it is possible to go for 40 points or 50 points.

With his outstanding performance, the Spurs led the Warriors by as many as 25 points at halftime.

Such a scene shocked everyone, and the fans chanted Leonard's awesomeness while lamenting the unfathomable depth of the Spurs in the playoffs.

Although low-key, this team, like the Pelicans, Warriors, and Cavaliers, is still the favorite to win the championship!

However, Tang Tian frowned, he looked at his mobile phone and watched the game again, this scene was really familiar to him.

And by the third quarter, his hunch came true.

In one offense, Leonard faced Pachuria's backward shot, and when he landed, he was stepped by Pachulia and fell to the ground.

Dior's half-drunk coffee cup almost fell to the ground and shattered.

Leonard was then helped back to the locker room, where he looked pained and looked like he had a serious ankle injury.

After Leonard left, the Warriors went on an 18-0 run to nearly erase the Spurs' lead.

The Spurs' championship dream came to an end after 24 minutes of half-time.